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Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Example 49-1:
Siklòn nan kraze kay la.
Siklòn
cyclone
nan
def
kraze
demolish
kay
house
la.
def
The cyclone demolished the house.
French:
Le cyclone a démoli la maison.
Example 49-2:
Bouki t ap danse yon bolewo.
Bouki
Bouki
t
ant
ap
inacc
danse
dance
yon
indf
bolewo.
bolero
Bouki was dancing a bolero.
French:
Bouki dansait un boléro.
Source:
DeGraff 2007
: 105
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Language:
Haitian Creole
Feature:
Order of subject, object, and verb
Source:
Own knowledge
DeGraff 2007
: 105
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